small appreciations

There are things in my life I am acutely aware of loving deeply.

I love watching my son sparkle and glow when he figures out how mathematics work.

I love my cats' affection for me.

I love cocoa butter on my skin from my bath water, because I love how soft my skin is.

I love the end of a day after I thoroughly enjoyed everything I accomplished, then curling up on to crisp clean sheets and doing crossword puzzles until my eyelids are heavy.